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Authors: Michelle Pennington
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wait to see you tonight. I know you’ll be beautiful. Save a dance for me – your huckleberry friend.
I laughed as I recognized the words from “Moon River.” I thought about the night we’d sung it together, when I’d felt the first st irrings of attraction for him. Had it only taken two weeks to fall so hard for him?
“Marcy gave this to me before she left,” my mom said, handing me a small white envelope. I barely had time to open it and realize the money inside was to pay me for the last week’s babysitting before the doorbell rang again and Brian was there.
He looked amazing in a white tux coat, black pants and aqua blue vest and tie to match my dress. Not many guys could have carried the look off, but he did. Of course, he was the kind of guy who could make anything look good.
Brain smiled, looking me over from head to toe and nodding his approval. He gave me a white orchid wristlet and I pinned a matching boutonniere to his lapel. As I did so, I realized for the first time how perfectly coordinated we were, and I knew it had been Brian’s eye to detail, not mine, that had accomplished it. I glanced in the mirror, and doubted there would be a better looking couple at the prom tonight, but I only had a hollow feeling inside.
Brian was clueless that something was bothering me though. He just grinned and said, “We look great. Let’s take some pictures and get going.”
I raised my eyebrows but followed him out onto the porch. My mom called my dad out to see us off and took some pictures of us as we posed in the front yard under a maple tree. She even took several pictures with Brian’s phone after he had tweaked my pose and tucked a stray curl back from my face. By this point I realized how right Colby had been about Brian and my skin was crawling where his hand touched my waist.
My mom’s expression was kind of comical. She knew I was a little stunned, and felt bad for me, but she was also trying hard not to laugh at Brian’s vanity.
Finally, we’d taken enough pictures to satisfy him and he led me to the white limousine he’d rented for the evening. We were going to pick up some of his friends who were sharing the limo, and then we’d be at the prom. I felt like hurling, so I touched the little crescent moon that lay over my heart. A warm glow, full of hope and anticipation, trickled through me.
*****
I’d glimpsed the decorations in the gym before I’d come home earlier that day, and they’d looked kind of cheesy . It was all just balloons, crepe paper streamers, white Christmas lights, and cardboard stars covered in glitter. Somehow though, w ith the all the lights turned off but the decorative lights and spotlights on the stage, it did look pretty magical tonight. I walked beside Bria n around a giant tree sculpture that was pain t ed white and dripping with crystals t o catch the twinkling lights.
Soon, it felt like we’d been swarmed by people I barely knew. It was getting painful to smile, but I forced myself to keep it up. After all, I was getting a million compliments, and I could hardly be rude . All of Brian’s friends were hanging around in a group, but I didn’t know any of them well, so I broke away to look for some of my friends. I found Olivia and her boyfriend , Parker , as they were coming off the dance floor, totally wrapped up in each other.
Not wanting to be a third wheel, I was about to turn away when Olivia saw me. “ Rylie , oh my gosh ! You look so beautiful. Almost ethereal. Wow.”
“Ethereal, huh? That’s a new one. Thanks. You look gorgeous. I wish my hair would curl like that.”
“ Whatever. You know it drives me crazy and y our hair is perfect. So where’s Brian? You didn’t ditch him after all, did you?”
“No. We came together, all matchy matchy but without a thing in common. We just got here and I’m bored out of my mind.”
“Aw. I’m sorry. What about Colby? Have you seen him yet?”
I shook my head and glanced around for
I laughed as I recognized the words from “Moon River.” I thought about the night we’d sung it together, when I’d felt the first st irrings of attraction for him. Had it only taken two weeks to fall so hard for him?
“Marcy gave this to me before she left,” my mom said, handing me a small white envelope. I barely had time to open it and realize the money inside was to pay me for the last week’s babysitting before the doorbell rang again and Brian was there.
He looked amazing in a white tux coat, black pants and aqua blue vest and tie to match my dress. Not many guys could have carried the look off, but he did. Of course, he was the kind of guy who could make anything look good.
Brain smiled, looking me over from head to toe and nodding his approval. He gave me a white orchid wristlet and I pinned a matching boutonniere to his lapel. As I did so, I realized for the first time how perfectly coordinated we were, and I knew it had been Brian’s eye to detail, not mine, that had accomplished it. I glanced in the mirror, and doubted there would be a better looking couple at the prom tonight, but I only had a hollow feeling inside.
Brian was clueless that something was bothering me though. He just grinned and said, “We look great. Let’s take some pictures and get going.”
I raised my eyebrows but followed him out onto the porch. My mom called my dad out to see us off and took some pictures of us as we posed in the front yard under a maple tree. She even took several pictures with Brian’s phone after he had tweaked my pose and tucked a stray curl back from my face. By this point I realized how right Colby had been about Brian and my skin was crawling where his hand touched my waist.
My mom’s expression was kind of comical. She knew I was a little stunned, and felt bad for me, but she was also trying hard not to laugh at Brian’s vanity.
Finally, we’d taken enough pictures to satisfy him and he led me to the white limousine he’d rented for the evening. We were going to pick up some of his friends who were sharing the limo, and then we’d be at the prom. I felt like hurling, so I touched the little crescent moon that lay over my heart. A warm glow, full of hope and anticipation, trickled through me.
*****
I’d glimpsed the decorations in the gym before I’d come home earlier that day, and they’d looked kind of cheesy . It was all just balloons, crepe paper streamers, white Christmas lights, and cardboard stars covered in glitter. Somehow though, w ith the all the lights turned off but the decorative lights and spotlights on the stage, it did look pretty magical tonight. I walked beside Bria n around a giant tree sculpture that was pain t ed white and dripping with crystals t o catch the twinkling lights.
Soon, it felt like we’d been swarmed by people I barely knew. It was getting painful to smile, but I forced myself to keep it up. After all, I was getting a million compliments, and I could hardly be rude . All of Brian’s friends were hanging around in a group, but I didn’t know any of them well, so I broke away to look for some of my friends. I found Olivia and her boyfriend , Parker , as they were coming off the dance floor, totally wrapped up in each other.
Not wanting to be a third wheel, I was about to turn away when Olivia saw me. “ Rylie , oh my gosh ! You look so beautiful. Almost ethereal. Wow.”
“Ethereal, huh? That’s a new one. Thanks. You look gorgeous. I wish my hair would curl like that.”
“ Whatever. You know it drives me crazy and y our hair is perfect. So where’s Brian? You didn’t ditch him after all, did you?”
“No. We came together, all matchy matchy but without a thing in common. We just got here and I’m bored out of my mind.”
“Aw. I’m sorry. What about Colby? Have you seen him yet?”
I shook my head and glanced around for
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